Etymology of the English word fiberoptic
the English word
fiberopticderived from the English word
fiberderived from the French word
fiberderived from the Latin word
fibra (fibre, string, thread; fibre; fibre; fiber, filament; entrails)
derived from the English word
opticderived from the Greek word
opsis, ὄψις (vision; sight; properly, sight (the act); the visage, an external show)
derived from the Greek word
ops, ὤψ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-derived from the Old French word
optiquederived from the Medieval Latin word
opticus (optic; optician)
derived from the Greek word
optikos, ὀπτικός
derived from the Greek word
optos, ὀπτός (cooked; roasted)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-Usage
Word found in Modern English
